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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
StatTweets Lets You Follow Your Favorite Team on Twitter

http://www.techcrunch.com/author/erick/
http://stattweets.com/
Labels:
Social Networking,
Sports - Sites
On The Record Sports offers ‘fresh take on fantasy’, and $5M Prize for Guessing the Correct Super Bowl Score

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.main&articleID=60987
http://www.ontherecordsports.com/
Online Blog Turns into Anti-Cincinnati Bengals Guerrilla Marketing Campaign

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20081216/SPT02/312160033/
http://www.whodeyrevolution.com/
Duke basketball getting stand-alone Web site

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/60958
http://dukeblueplanet.com/
Music Label EMI Launches Personalized Music Discovery Site For Direct-To-Fan Retail

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-emi-launches-personalised-music-discovery-site-for-direct-to-fan-retail/
New Tool Lets Marketers Directly Insert Video Ads Into Emails
A Silicon Valley company will soon give television networks and movie studios a compelling new marketing tool: the opportunity to insert video directly into emails. The platform from Goodmail Systems will allow email recipients to view a "Grey's Anatomy" promo or movie trailer just as they open a message. Networks such as NBC and TBS are among those that send out electronic newsletters and could capitalize on the new Goodmail system. Programmers might also be able to sell advertising such as pre-rolls before videos or stand-alone spots. Currently, due to safety issues involving Internet Service Providers (ISPs), marketers can't embed video in the promotional newsletters and other emails they send out. The best they can do is offer a link for users to click through to watch video on another page. Goodmail will begin distributing the system, known as Certified Video, early next year in partnership with AOL, Yahoo, Cox, Comcast and others. While it may be tailor-made for media companies, the platform can help marketers in all fields place ads or informational clips in emails.
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96554
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=96554
Taxi Magic: Hail A Cab From Your iPhone At The Push Of A Button

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/16/taxi-magic-hail-a-cab-from-your-iphone-at-the-push-of-a-button/
Highly Influential Macworld Conference May Be Shutting Down
With its decision to end its relationship with the Macworld Expo, Apple is cutting one of its last ties to an era in which it wasn't a technology powerhouse. The shocking news that January's Macworld would be the last with Apple's participation--and that CEO Steve Jobs will not appear--reveals an Apple that has decided it no longer needs to make an appearance at the event that has come to define the company in recent years. In doing so, it's also preparing for a future when its iconic founder no longer dominates the stage the way he currently does while confirming a shift in its strategic thinking when it comes to reaching customers. Apple relies on two types of marketing: one, the slick commercials with the cool music that showcase what its products can do, such as the Mac versus PC ads and the famous silhouetted dancing iPod listeners. The second method is the Stevenote: Jobs is a master at the art of presenting new products and rolling out strategies to both the public (Macworld) and the press (WWDC, iPod events).
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/17/apple.macworld/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/17/apple.macworld/index.html
Whoopi Goldberg Gets Online Series

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997335.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2570
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
New Redesigned ESPN Site Now in Open Beta

ESPN.COM is counting on less clutter and more advertising options to bolster revenue at a time when its sister cable channels are battling rare weakness. ESPN, the Walt Disney Company’s sports media behemoth, is unveiling Tuesday a substantial redesign of its primary Web portal in a test form, with a formal introduction planned for Jan. 5. About a year in the making, the overhaul represents at least one significant shift in strategy. Instead of inundating visitors with its intense coverage of every major sport from the get-go — something that the company now believes can drive away certain fans — ESPN.com is moving in a less-is-more direction, at least on the home page.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/media/16adco.html?_r=1&ref=media
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/business/media/16adco.html?_r=1&ref=media
NFL Launches "Game Rewind", Every Game On-Demand In HD With No Commercials

http://blog.streamingmedia.com/the_business_of_online_vi/2008/12/nfl-launches-game-rewind-every-game-ondemand-in-hd-with-no-commercials.html
http://www.nfl.com/gamerewind
Michael Phelps Set to Dive Into Video Game World

http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bal-to.phelps16dec16,0,2496302.story
Twitter Partners With Google (Not Facebook) for Universal Log-ins

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/siliconalley/media/2008_12_google_friend_connect_gets_twitter_goog.html
Labels:
Social Networking,
Tech Companies
Muxlim.com: Virtual World for Muslims
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7768601.stm
http://www.muxlim.com/
Hasbro dropping suit against makers of Facebook game Scrabulous

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11238093?nclick_check=1
Twitter has made Dell $1 million in revenue

http://www.internetnews.com/webcontent/article.php/3790161/What%20Keeps%20Twitter%20Chirping%20Along.htm
CBS Relaunching TV.com With Goals of Becoming Major Video Player

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-cbs-relaunching-tvcom-in-early-2009-with-video-but-not-aiming-to-be-hul/
Wikipedia Officially Launches Mobile Version

http://lifehacker.com/5110289/wikipedia-officially-launches-mobile-version
http://mobile.wikipedia.org/
Internet or Sex?.......Majority Would Choose Internet
Nearly half of the women questioned by Harris Interactive said they'd be willing to forgo sex for two weeks, rather than give up their Internet access, according to a study released Monday by Intel, which commissioned the survey. While 46 percent of the women surveyed were willing to engage in abstinence versus losing their Internet, only 30 percent of the men surveyed were willing to do likewise. The U.S. survey, which queried 2,119 adults last month, found that the gap grew even wider for both men and woman who were 18 to 34 years old. For woman, the percentage of those willing to skip the sheets in favor of the Web rose to 49 percent, while it climbed to 39 percent for men. And for women 35 to 44 years old, the figure jumped to 52 percent.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/15/internet.sex.survey/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/15/internet.sex.survey/index.html
Friday, December 12, 2008
Fantasy Sports Ventures (FSV) Building Bob Knight/ Billy Parker Sports Hub

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-12-11-marv-albert_N.htm
CBSSports.com to Stream SEC Basketball Games Live

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2008-12-10-sec-basketball_N.htm
Labels:
Sports - Sites,
Sports - Teams,
Video
IMG's Digital Media Unit Ceases Operation

http://www.sportsvideo.org/portal/artman/publish/printer_13950.shtml
Could the stars be aligning for a Google-N.Y. Times merger?


http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2008/12/could_the_stars_be_aligning_fo.php
Labels:
Media - Newspapers,
Tech Companies
National Lampoon Buys T-Shirt Seller JerkAssClothing.com

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-national-lampoon-buys-t-shirt-seller-jerkassclothing/
http://jerkassclothing.com/
Is the New Black-Person Specific Web Browser Racist, or Niche Marketing ?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/12/race-and-the-web-going-after-niche-markets-or-practicing-digital-segregation/
Google Chrome Out of Beta

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/google-takes-chrome-out-of-beta/
http://www.google.com/chrome
NY Times Launches Customized Widgets

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/broadband/e3i9a7a67698d1308f88b6b75003908eb08
;-) Trademarked in Russia
A series of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages - known as an emoticon - has been trademarked in Russia, says a local businessman. Entrepreneur Oleg Teterin said the trademark for the ;-) emoticon was granted to him by Russia's federal patent agency. But critics doubt the trademark's legal basis as the emoticon has been in the public domain for years. Mr Teterin said he would chase firms using the symbol without permission. "I want to highlight that this is only directed at corporations, companies that are trying to make a profit without the permission of the trademark holder," Mr Teterin said in comments on the Russian TV channel, NTV.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7778767.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7778767.stm
Newborn Babies Messaging on Twitter

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/12/kickbee_gets_unborn_started_on_twitter_habit.html
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Dallas Mavericks Launch Tune-in Text Message Promotion

http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6621912.html
Chinese Football Site World Sports Network Gets Funding

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-chinese-football-site-world-sports-network-gets-funding/
http://www.wsn.com/
AOL Sports FanHouse Builds E-Commerce Site

http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/digital-downloads/broadband/e3id2b53d64773aa271bf615a311e5f3146
http://shop.fanhouse.com/
Kongzhong.com Launches New Mobile NBA Game
Kongzhong.com, a long-established value-added telecom service provider in China, lately launched the Dreaming NBA, a mobile phone-oriented Web game, with big fanfare. The company hoped the new hit would help it chart a new path to sales in the mobile phone game market. At the moment, Web games and mobile phone games have been gaining popularity in China. Unlike traditional games, Dreaming NBA is dependent on instant sport games. Players can get initial operation capital after they register as team managers. And the game is tied up with the real NBA games. Kongzhong.com will grand prizes to winners after each round of games. On top of that, players can establish their own teams and join competition among players. Experts and game players are bullish on the new game for its innovative playing mode and they believe that the new game will make a hit.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-kongzhongcom-launches-new-handset-game-/2008/12/09/3843045.htm
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-kongzhongcom-launches-new-handset-game-/2008/12/09/3843045.htm
Turner Sells PlayOn Sports

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-turner-hives-of-its-online-sports-servcie-provider-playon-new-company-g/
Facebook Closing The Gap With MySpace In The U.S.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/11/facebook-testing-even-simpler-sign-up-closing-the-gap-with-myspace-in-the-us/
New Music Site Lets Users Resell MP3s: The music industry's new battleground?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10120951-93.html
http://www.bopaboo.com/
Beck's Beer Tries Blogging

http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3i6b23edbb3085dfe3883d2d5904ffdf0f
Gmail Enables SMS Messaging

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/gmail-enables-sms-messaging-from-chat/
Kindling Offers +/- Digg Like System for Company Ideas

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/09/kindling-hopes-to-spark-your-companys-best-ideas/
http://www.kindlingapp.com/
Ridiculous Item of the Day: Minnesota Vikings Visanthe Shiancoe Offered Movie Role in "Black Ice"

http://deadspin.com/5107188/zack-and-shiancoe-make-a-porno?skyline=true&s=x
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Ron Artest's New Web Reality Show
Jordan Towers, one of the enterprising gents at World Star Hip-Hop, has hooked up with Rockets forward Ron Artest to create some sort of Internet reality show. The results, albeit long, are something awesome. Highlights include: Artest making fun of his Toyota Sequoia (5:15), popping out his fake front tooth while driving (7:30), struggling to assemble a tent for his daughter — indoors (13:55), recording a new rap song while his nanny cleans around him (17:20), and a hilarious exchange with his son about getting his own shoe deal (20:00).
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Ron-Artest-s-new-reality-show?urn=nba,126836
ESPN Deportes Using Online Fan Voting For Programming Decisions
http://proxy.espn.go.com/deportes/espnacion/polling?event_id=3739
FOXSports.com Goes With EveryZing for Video Search Optimization

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/stories/2008/12/08/daily8.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1
Apps Are the Newest Brand Graveyard, Highlighted by Nike's Ballers Network
Standing before an overflow crowd of the crème de la crème of the advertising world in Cannes this summer, Nike global director of digital media Stefan Olander explained how the brand saw its mission as building community through applications. He highlighted a new initiative: the Ballers Network, a robust Facebook application built by digital shop R/GA for basketball players to find games and manage leagues. On its Web site, Nike promises it will "revolutionize the way players around the world connect online and compete on the court." Six months later, Nike is confronting a dilemma familiar to many brands that charged headlong onto Facebook: very few people use Ballers Network. Despite its global ambitions and support in three languages, the application has a mere 3,400 users per month. According to Nike, it's still testing the application. Brands, in general, have found Facebook unforgiving terrain for marketing. It's well known, for instance, that banner ads perform poorly on the site. (A recent IDC report called advertising on social networks "stillborn.") But the Facebook Platform, launched 18 months ago -- which lets developers create social applications for users -- was thought to offer the perfect opportunity to move beyond banners to provide "branded utility." So far, however, Facebook apps from brands like Coca-Cola, Champion, Ford and Microsoft are as popular as desolate Second Life islands.
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3i6b23edbb3085dfe34181d21229984a09
http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/digital/e3i6b23edbb3085dfe34181d21229984a09
Labels:
Social Networking,
Sports - Sites
LiveKick.com Is the Kayak of Music Concert Ticketing

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/grouper-co-founders-new-gig-livekick-a-concert-ticket-search-engine-invites/
http://livekick.com/
AOL Relaunching Bebo With More Cross-Utilization

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-aol-relaunching-bebo-bringing-frenemies-under-its-roof/
Labels:
Social Networking,
Tech Companies
TiVo Adds "Pause Menu", Advertisements While Users Pause Recordings

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6621303.html?industryid=47174
Google Book Search Expands To Magazines

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-google-book-search-expands-to-magazines/
Sony to Launch Home Virtual World for PlayStation 3 on Dec. 11

http://venturebeat.com/2008/12/10/sony-to-launch-home-virtual-world-for-playstation-3-on-dec-11/
HP to Offer 3-Year Laptop Battery

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/10/HP_to_offer_3year_laptop_battery_1.html?source=rss
Forget Birthday Gifts, Give Friends and Family Bar Tab Credits

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/10/skip-the-virtual-shots-give-real-lets-you-send-your-friends-some-actual-booze/
http://www.givereal.com/
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Reebok Holding Online/Txt Message "Lost" Contest for Winter Classic

http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/60871
Labels:
Sports - Leagues,
Sports - Sites
CentPoker.com: Free Online Poker with Real Money Prizes

Enforcement Act which made it illegal to use any online betting or gambling site that you could deposit money into, effectively shutting down all such sites which existed at that time. CentPoker.com is just one of many places on the internet where you can play online Poker with other people. What makes this site unique is that it’s actually legal. The way the site works is simple you get 100 chips to start out with for free (the money value of that is dependent on the community pot). The community pot is equal to the total revenue the site has made. You play poker like you would at any other online casino. When your balance gets high enough ($10), you have the option of cashing out for real money. All ad money from this site goes into a community bank account. Your chip percentage determines how much of this money you have access to. Your percentage is your chip amount divided by the total chips in circulation. Any time your percentage translates into you being entitled to more than $10, you are able to cash out.
http://www.killerstartups.com/Site-Reviews/centpoker-com-you-play-they-pay
http://centpoker.com/
MySpace to Launch MySpace Toolbar

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/09/myspace-to-launch-myspace-toolbar-on-wednesday/
Pulitzer Prize To Add Online To its Awards
Finally, online exists for the Pulitzer Prizes: the venerated journalism award, has added online-only outlets as “accepted” organizations that can submit their entries for consideration. This also means newspapers can submit their online-only work as well. But for now, this is only restricted to “text-based” submissions, meaning no online video documentary will be considered. From the award committee: these online outlets should publish at least weekly, “are primarily dedicated to original news reporting, are dedicated to coverage of ongoing stories and that adhere to the highest journalistic principles.” Does that mean someone like HuffingtonPost will qualify? Also, likely Politico will win something this year… In addition, news orgs will now be able to submit online content in all 14 journalism categories, as opposed to before.
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-pulitzer-to-add-online-to-its-awards-coterie-finally/
http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-pulitzer-to-add-online-to-its-awards-coterie-finally/
Obama: “It is unacceptable that the United States ranks 15th in the world in broadband adoption”

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11115
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